Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society

Marketing and Membership Working Group

Meeting on Monday, 23 April 2012 at 2.00 pm

In the Learning Room at Somerset Heritage Centre

AGENDA
1. Adoption of Terms of Reference

2. Projects in progress (working from previous meeting notes):

Membership & Associated Societies

Advertising and Promotion

Web

3. Forthcoming M & M events

4. Society Media Relations Officer

5. Priorities and Action Plans

6. Group Organisation

7. Next meeting

Summary for Web of Minutes of M&MWG meeting 23/04/12

The meeting was attended by 9 members and 6 sent their apologies.  The group’s Terms of Reference, as approved by the Trustee Board on 22 March 2012, were adopted.  Members discussed control, safety, liability and presentation at society meetings and also members’ and associated societies’ privileges and charges for meeting attendance.  Some matters will be taken to the Board and proposals will be made to this committee in May.  Activities and plans to communicate with prospective members and to increase membership were reviewed.  A member-nominate-a-friend scheme will be discussed again at the next meeting.  Progress with actions to raise the Society’s profile was considered and SIGs were asked to play a greater part in these. A member has taken an interim media liaison role. The Society’s new leaflet was made available for distribution.  Subscription follow-up activities continue and regular membership statistics will be produced.  The success of the website was reported. A draft report on the group’s activities for the June Board meeting will be discussed at the next meeting on 30 June at SHC. The following meeting is due on 27 June.